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Brooksville vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooksville has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Damariscotta has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brooksville | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 853Lowest |
1,100Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61.4±6.3Highest 37% above ME |
60.1±8.2Lowest 34% above ME |
| Brooksville and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 41.6%±10.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
35.9%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brooksville and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Damariscotta and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,316±$20kLowest 25% below ME |
$67,647±$19kHighest 9% below ME |
| Damariscotta and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$113kLowest 32% above ME |
$419,100±$69kHighest 41% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,307±$68Highest 15% above ME |
$930±$68Lowest 18% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,945Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,813Highest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.2%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 15% below ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooksville and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Brooksville Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.